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    IV. Minority Students and Suburban School Districts

    The analysis above examined student enrollments in the entire suburban sector of public education. However, every individual suburban school district experienced minority student growth slightly differently. The average suburban school district experienced large growth in its minority student enrollment. Among the 2,281 suburban school districts that were in operation in both 1993-94 and 2006-07 and […]

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    Smokers Can’t Blow Off Stress

    While many say they light up to relieve stress, half of all smokers say they “frequently” experience stress in their daily lives, compared with just 35% of those who once smoked and have now quit, and 31% of those who never smoked.

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    Religious Groups’ Views on Global Warming

    The unaffiliated (58%) are the most likely to say there is solid evidence the earth is warming because of human activity while white evangelical Protestants (34%) are the least likely to believe in man-made global warming.

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    Religious Groups’ Views on Global Warming

    The unaffiliated (58%) are the most likely to say there is solid evidence the earth is warming because of human activity while white evangelical Protestants (34%) are the least likely to believe in man-made global warming.

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    Who’s Hispanic?

    The question of who’s Hispanic — and who isn’t — turns out to be pretty complicated.

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    II. The Growth and Diversification of Suburban School Enrollments

    Much of the recent growth in the nation’s public school enrollment has occurred in suburban school districts. Since 1993-94, public school enrollment has grown by 5.1 million students (Table 1). Suburban school districts have educated an additional 3.4 million students, so suburban schools have accommodated two-thirds of the enrollment increase. The growth in suburban education […]

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    II. How the Middle Class Defines Itself

    “Middle class” is a term that is universally familiar but devilishly difficult to pin down. It is both a social and economic construct, and because these domains don’t always align, its borders are fuzzy. Is a $30,000-a-year resident in brain surgery lower class? Is a $100,000-a-year plumber upper-middle class? One way to sidestep riddles of […]

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    Appendix B: Data Sources and Methodology

    This report uses data from a number of sources. Trends in homeownership are based on the analysis of Current Population Survey (CPS) data. The analysis of higher-priced loans utilizes data collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Foreclosure rates for the nation and U.S. counties were provided by RealtyTrac®. The statistical model that examines […]

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    Section 11: Growing Partisan Gaps and Centrist Independents

    The 2009 political values study finds that the deep partisan fissures in values and core attitudes have continued to widen. Across 48 value questions asked consistently over the past 22 years, the average difference between the opinions of Democrats and Republicans has grown from nine percentage points as recently as 1997 to a new high […]

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    Section 6: Foreign Policy and Global Engagement

    Despite the economic crisis, there is no indication that isolationist sentiment has increased among the public. An overwhelming proportion of Americans believe the United States should be active in world affairs. Support for free trade agreements has increased over the past year, and opinions about immigration are generally stable. Fully 90% agree that “it’s best […]